Green Business

One thing that I love doing is promoting green businesses. I will be starting a series of posts that give examples of green businesses. I want you to discover these wonderful companies on your own. I want you to visit their websites and read what they do. I want you to see the passion that these people have for the business they love so much. You can make money by being environmentally responsible, and these companies are doing just that.

Here are two businesses, from entirely different industries, each taking a large amount of social responsibility. One is an organic dairy farm, the other gives used office furniture a second life. I’ve said it many times before, and I will continue to beat the drum - businesses can thrive by being environmentally responsible.

Stoneyfield Farm

Green-Works

One day I may contact the CEOs of these companies, but for now my goal is to give those of you who are looking for examples of green businesses a resource or two. Go to their websites and find out the reasons why they have decided to take an environmentally responsible approach to business. It may inspire you to one day start your own green business.

I asked myself a simple question the other day, “Why did I start a blog about green business, and have the my original reasons changed over the course of the past few months since writing about the topic?” On the surface it may seem like a simple question, but it really digs deep into my heart. After thinking about it for a few minutes I started to write down a few answers - here they are:

1) I want global warming to stop…NOW!

2) Business and the environment do not have to be at odds with one another.

3) People are good, and by providing resources, news and other information about sustainability they may change the way they live their life.

4) The consciousness and attitude about the environment is changing, and I want to help speed up the process.

5) I want to learn more about green business.

6) I want to bring people together who share the same interests.

The only thing that has changed over the course of the past few months is that I discovered the sheer number of people who write about the environment. I am inspired by everyone and all of their incredible articles.

Let’s change the world.

The explosion of blogging has given members of the sustainability community some new and exciting perspectives. Here to educate and entertain us, the following list contains names of excellent bloggers who write about green business.

1. Elisabeth Rosenthal - A staff writer for the Business of Green, a blog under the International Herald Tribune umbrella, Libby often creates a debate with her articles and gives some interesting food for thought.

2) James Kanter - The second staff writer for the Business of Green, James offers passionate and informed opinions. His articles are definitely a worth while read.

3) James Murray - James is a champion at blog writing. He consistently writes about current events in the green business community and confidently offers his opinions, even when they may not be the most popular.

4) Joel Makower - Joel is as experienced as they come with regards to sustainability. He writes and lectures on green business and is a must read if one wants to keep up to date on issues that we are so passionate about.

5) Jeff McIntire-Strasburg - Jeff is a tireless proponent of sustainability. I have the fortune of being part of some social media sites that include Jeff. He is a voracious reader of green business news and offers so many intelligent and knowledgable opinions that his sites are more than worthy of a feed subscription.

These are just 5 green business bloggers that I am happy to promote. Although all have unique styles of writing, they all have one thing in common - keeping the planet clean. Offering opinions and information about green business not only educates, but it also inspires us to reach for the top. I am proud of these bloggers and the mission that they are on. Take some time out of your day and see what they have to offer.